Overview

• Monojit Mishra, a former student and practising lawyer, was arrested with current students Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukherjee, and all three were remanded to four- to five-day police custody.
• Preliminary medical tests corroborated the survivor’s complaint by revealing forceful penetration, bite marks and nail scratches consistent with her assault.
• Police sealed the guard room where the attack is said to have occurred, collected forensic samples and seized the accused’s mobile phones containing videos of the incident.
• On June 27, the National Commission for Women took suo motu cognisance and directed Kolkata Police to submit a detailed action taken report within three days.
• Opposition leaders and civic groups have called for enhanced campus security and expedited trials alongside support for West Bengal’s proposed Aparajita Anti-Rape Bill.